Hi Neil,
> > This means "EOT/BOT System Failure".
> > This means "Self-Diagnostic Failed".
>
> I can understand an EOT error occurring after writing/before rewind
> but why the Self-Diagnostic error?
Hardware error, probably. Also, "EOT/BOT System Failure" means that
the tape drive failed to detect the holes indicating the end of the
tape. The holes are detected by means of a small LED and something
like a photo-transistor. You can try to clean that equipment. Maybe it
is just dust.
> I would concur with that BUT ftape went through the motions of
> dynamically adjusting it's settings and everything looked ok until
> the rewind operation at end-of-backup.
>
> To me this implies that data transfer/DMA operations are functional
> so if it's something else (like an internal hardware fault) I'd be
> very surprised.
Agreed.
> I don't have a Windows machine available and, to be honest, if this
> drive comes out, it won't be going back in. For the amount of time
> lost in pursuing this and the high cost of Ditto Max media (GPB 25),
> perhaps it's time to upgrade to an IDE tape drive.
Good point. Or get a SCSI tape drive.
Claus
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